AN TIR

Adiantium, Barony of. Name only for Award of Fern and Quill (see RETURNS for badge).

Aelfswith of Ringsted. Device. Per pale gules and sable, two sea unicorns rampant addorsed within a bordure Or.

Aethelred of Andredesleage. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Ailithir Loingseoir. Name and device. Argent, on a sun gules an A-frame plumb-line Or, and a base wavy azure.

Ascelina le Bocher. Name and device. Per fess vert and Or, in chief a cross bottony, in base an ash tree issuant from a mount counterchanged.

Please inform the submitter that the per fess line should be drawn just a little lower on the shield.

Bertrand Lamont. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Bjorn Toller Brumenbär. Name and device. Per pale sable and argent a bear's head cabossed counterchanged within a bordure gules.

Submitted as Bjorn Toll Brümenbar, we have modified the name to match the submitter's forms (which had the correct grammar).

Caitlyn Emrys. Name.

Submitted as Caitlyn Emryss, we have modified the name to match the documented form.

Ceridwen O'Aberstwyth. Device. Per pall inverted vert, azure and Or, two cup's Or and a tower sable.

Colleen Campbell. Name and device. Per bend azure and Or ermined azure, two flames counter-changed.

The name as submitted seems sufficiently different from that of Sir Colin Campbell, Earl of Argyll.

Daniel O Raghailligh. Name and device. Vert on a saltire sable fimbriated between four roses slipped and leaved, two swords inverted argent.

Daria Della Torre. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Declan Ruadh na Dalriada. Name.

Denis Duncan MacLaren. Name and device. Per saltire purpure and vert, on a saltire argent a three headed thistle proper.

Submitted as Denis Duncan MacLarn, this was a typo on the LoI.

Although most of the commenters found no support for the use of the article "de", Dauzat, p. 201, notes Dewolf as a Flemish name, giving credence to this formation.

Eyjolfr Falgeirsson. Name and device. Per fess azure and sable, a demi-sun issuant from line of division Or, and a decrescent argent, a base Or.

Felicitas de l'Hay. Name and device. Azure, above three chevronels braced Or two seahorses respectant argent, a chief indented Or.

Hlutwige Wolfkiller. Device. Per pale vert and Or, upon a roundel per pale embowed counter-embowed Or and vert, two scorpions in annulo counterchanged.

Ilya Ivanovich. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Irwyn of Hartwich. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Though documented in the LoI and in the client's documentation only as a surname, Reaney's Dictionary of British Surnames notes Irwine as a given name in 1185. This form should be acceptable.

James Adare MacCarthaigh of Derrybawn. Name and device. Azure, on a pale between in chief two compass stars elongated to base argent, a compass star elongated to base sable.

Clear of Tapper (Papworth, p. 111), Azure, on a pale between mullets in chief argent as many bendlets gules, with a CVD for the multiple changes to the tertiaries and another for compass stars versus mullets.

Josse le Bocher. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Kaatje Sebastiane von Lübeck. Name change from Gwynne y Mordwyol and badge. Purpure, a demi-sun enhanced within a bordure Or.

Submitted as Katje Sebastiane von Lübeck, we have modified the given to match the documented form.

Katherine Payne. Name.

Katherine of An Tir. Holding name and device (see RETURNS for name). Per pale azure and vert two unicorns combatant within a bordure argent.

Submitted as Katherine of Three Mountains.

Kathrena von Wolkenstein. Name and device. Erminois, a gore sinister rayonny gules.

Kendric MacDonald the Stoutheart. Device. Azure, on a sun Or a heart gules, all within a bordure argent, crusily fitchy azure.

Laurence de Xaintrailles. Name and device. Or, a wingless griffin segreant, in base an hourglass and on a chief embattled sable three fleurs-de-lys argent. We have recommended the device be drawn with larger hourglass and deeper chief.

Please ask the submitter to draw the bordure wider.

Marie Angèlique d'Orion. Name and device. Argent, a pall inverted of ivy vine vert between two hearts gules and another sable.

Meinward Wighelm. Device. Per pale raguly azure and argent, two swords inverted counterchanged.

Miriam de Xaintrailles. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Mordecai Salzer. Name and device. Per bend azure and argent, a covered salt-cellar, the salt shedding on both sides, and a menorah counterchanged.

Morgan Blackmarch. Device. Argent, a legless cockatrice displayed gules, on a chief sable three caltraps argent.

Murchad Mac Artgail. Name and device. Gules, a bull rampant between in cross four roses argent.

Submitted as Murchad Mac Artgal, we have modified the name to correct the grammar.

Olaf Brunharet Magnusson. Name and device. Or, in pale a Thor's hammer sable and an ape passant proper.

Paul of Somerton. Device. Azure, a lion rampant Or within a bordure engrailed argent semy of lozenges azure.

Pegasus Devona. Badge. [Fieldless] A pegasus couped at the breast, wings elevated and addorsed, argent.

Peregrine Payne. Badge. [Fieldless] A demi-eagle displayed issuant from two theatre masks conjoined in fess sable.

Quintin de Lacey. Name and device. Argent, a scorpion inverted azure, on a chief wavy sable an annulet argent.

Raymond de Valognes. Name and device. Sable, on a saltire Or, in saltire an arrow inverted gules and a sword sable, in base a comet Or.

Please inform the submitter that comets usually have a mullet or an estoile as a head.

Sapphira of Sherwood. Name and device. Quarterly gules and sable, two cats passant in pale, that in chief contourny, Or.

Saraid ni Pharlain. Name.

There was some question as to the propriety of using the particle ni in the patronymic but evidence from MacLysaght and O'Corraine and Maguire leads us to believe that the submitted form is within allowable limits.

Shariya Shirin Khayzuran bint Shahzadeh. Name and device. Azure, three crescents conjoined in pall horns outward, upon a chief enarched argent a seax reversed blade to chief azure.

Although submitted on the LoI as Kahazuran, the submitter's forms had the documented Khayzuran.

Submitted as Sorcha ni Murchadha, we have modified the name to correct the grammar.

Thomas Schwyzer. Name only (see RETURNS for badge).

Thorkell Ranulfsson. Name and device. Per chevron inverted azure and pean a chevron inverted embattled Or, in chief a bear passant argent.

Thorvald Macconachie. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Titus Antony Archelaus. Name and device. Quarterly sable and gules two lightning bolts in saltire Or, overall a ram's head erased affronty argent.

Torric of Three Mountains. Badge. [Fieldless] A brown bear's head proper issuing from the top of a tower sable masoned Or.

Submitted under the name of Torric inn Bjarni, the name was returned on the July 1991 LoAR.

Tyrell Hardcastle. Name and device. Gules, on a bend sinister between two towers argent, a linden leaf palewise inverted vert.

Several commenters questioned whether Tyrell is a given but the submitter's documentation from Bardsley states "there can be no doubt as to the personal or baptismal origin of the surname."

ANSTEORRA

Alastair Ronal Kester Aeyalweard. Badge. [Fieldless] A lion rampant contourny Or maintaining a goblet and a sword inverted argent, within and conjoined to an annulet Or.

Carol of the Steppes. Holding name and device (see RETURNS for name). Per bend sinister Or and sable in dexter chief a hound's head couped gules.

Submitted as Cairenn of CúáRuadh Keep.

CúáDub mac Artuir. Badge. [Fieldless] A wolf rampant contourny reguardant sable charged on the shoulder with a decrescent Or.

Donna of Harper's Meadow. Name.

Kevin Burnett. Name.

Loch Raeburn, Shire of. Name.

Sean Tabor. Device. Gules, a sword inverted argent piercing a tabor Or, a bordure per pale argent and Or.

Seawinds, Shire of. Device. Per pale embattled Or and azure, an escallop inverted counterchanged and in canton a laurel wreath vert.

ATENVELDT

Aaron Christopher. Name.

Aislinn Rowena MacKenzie. Name change from Aislinn Rowena MacFarlane.

Arnkatla Solveigardottir. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Submitted as Arnkatla Solveigdottir, we have modified the name to correct the grammar of the patronymic.

Ceinwen of Land's End. Name and device. Per bend azure and argent, a bend between two compass stars within a bordure all counterchanged.

Christopher Reuben Montoya. Device. Quarterly gules and Or, a griffin passant to sinister sable and a bordure counterchanged.

Colin Stafford of Thornwick. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Conal McIlroy. Name.

Daria of Durmast. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Although the citation for Durmast dates only as far back as 1791, Lord Dragon makes a good case for it as a constructed name from Period elements.

Edward Drake von Nordstrom. Name.

Submitted as Edward Drake von Norstrom, we have modified the name so that the article and language of the locative agree.

Guillaume du Lyon. Device. Azure, on a bend embattled between two fleurs-de-lys Or, two lion's heads erased palewise gules.

Hernando Herodes Montenegro de Mondragon. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Hrodgar Bertold von München. Name and device. Azure, a sword inverted proper between two wings displayed in lure argent.

Submitted as Hrodgar Bertold von Munich, we have modified the name so that the language of the particle and the city agree. It would have to either be all English ("of Munich") or German ("von München").

Kristoff McLain Cameron. Name.

Luisa of the Willows. Change of device. Per chevron purpure and gules, in chief a sword between two eagles rising respectant, in base a harp, all Or.

Her currently registered device, Per chevron sable and gules, in chief a sword between two eagles combattant, in base a harp, all Or, is released.

Submitted as Dalah Rowden of the Misty Forest.

Penelope Dowell of Avonsford. Device. Azure, semy of compass stars elongated to base, two swans naiant respectant, necks entwined, argent.

Sun, Principality of the. Name for Order of the Solar Leaf.

Sun, Principality of the. Name for Princess' Champion of the Sun.

Sun, Principality of the. Name only for Princess' Guard of the Sun (see RETURNS for badge).

Submitted as Order of the Princess' Guard of the Sun on the LoI, the forms did not designate it as an order.

As this name appears in the awards list of the 1987 armorial it is already protected.

ATLANTIA

Aleth of Endor. Name.

Atlantia, Kingdom of. Badge for the Office of the Chatelaine. Azure, a ring of two keys and a chief wavy argent.

Atlantia, Kingdom of. Badge. [Fieldless] A unicornate hippocampus argent, finned azure.

Barrett the Map Maker. Name.

It may be that not every name in Withycombe is documented as well as it should be as a given name in Period. The given here is one example of that. Lord Laurel is, however, extremely reluctant to start going through all of our standard names sources making lists of exceptions, which lists will never be as widely distributed as the source books are. (Look at the trouble we have getting people to stop using entire books, like Kolatch, and it might give you an idea of the magnitude of the problem as I see it.)

Dathi Thorfinnsonn. Badge. [Fieldless] Two dice conjoined in pale sable, marked Or.

Elizabeth of Rosewood. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Grace Asshelyn. Name and device. Per bend raguly argent and purpure crusily flory argent.

Griseldis Falkner. Name and device. Azure, a sinister wing, on a chief argent a vine leaved vert, flowered purpure.

Jason Hawke. Name and device. Vert, a hawk displayed facing sinister Or, charged with a lozenge vert, and in chief three lozenges all within a bordure Or.

Katharina von Straubing. Name change from the holding name Katharine of Dun Carraig.

Lochmere, Barony of. Transfer of badge from Myrkewoode. Ermine, a tree blasted and eradicated and a chief wavy within a bordure sable.

Mattheus Davitt. Name.

Myrkewoode, Shire of. Transfer of badge to Lochmere. Ermine, a tree blasted and eradicated and a chief wavy within a bordure sable.

Phillip of Ghent. Badge. [Fieldless] Three acorns conjoined in pall, stems to center Or surmounted by an oak leaf vert.

Rorik Fredericsson. Release of badge for Roderick MacFarlen of Glenfiddich. Azure, two halberds in saltire between four roses all within a bordure argent.

Starkadr Bjornsson. Name.

Thorvald Hrafnsson. Name and device. Per fess engrailed argent and azure, a raven rising to sinister wings addorsed sable and a mullet of eight points argent.

The name was registered November 1986.

CALONTIR

Aelfred Gebeor. Name and device. Per saltire argent and sable, in pale two drinking horns fesswise and in fess two dolphins haurient respectant counterchanged.

Bronwyn of Dolwyddelan. Name.

Caointiarn of Skye. Name.

Daphne Anne Fraser. Device. Vairy en point Or and vert, on a chief vert a squirrel courant Or.

Nice design.

Elisabeth des Cheneaux. Name.

Galen MacDonald. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Holdred of Crystalbrook. Name and device. Or, a chevron azure platy between two trees eradicated and a castle gules.

Isabeau Jehane. Name and device. Sable, two needles inverted in saltire argent, threaded Or, and on a chief argent, three garbs sable.

Please show the client how to draw the garbs more like garbs and less like mushrooms.

Jonathan Yeatts. Name and device. Per bend Or and checky vert and Or, in sinister chief an eagle rising, wings addorsed sable, and on a chief vert three broad arrows Or.

Juliana Avenel. Name and device. Azure, crusily, on a pair of flaunches argent, two escallops azure.

Although the mini-emblazon appeared to be crusily plain, the large emblazon was truly crusily (semy of crosses crosslet).

Submitted as Lachlan Ian MacIntosh.

Mikhail Nikolaeovich Kramolnikov. Device. Per saltire Or and vert, ermined Or, in pale two kraken vert.

Pretty device.

Monika Elzbietka Poznanska. Name and device. Per fess azure and argent, a unicorn couchant and a threaded sewing needle counterchanged.

Submitted as Moniczka Elzbietka Poznanska, we have modified the name to a documented form of the given. No documentation at all was presented that Moniczka is the Polish version of Monica.

Nicholas of Alkborough. Name.

Odille le Sage. Name only for Maison du Chat Combattant (see RETURNS for badge).

Raffaella Raffaelli di Firenze. Name.

Valentine Hawkwood. Badge for the Silver Fox Puppet Players. Azure, a pile inverted throughout ermine between two fox's masks argent.

MERIDIES

Angus MacIndeor. Device. Gules, a lion dormant, on a chief triangular Or a sun sable.

Berhtrad Athalbrand von Strassburg. Device. Quarterly azure and gules, on a bend sinister argent a sword sable, in dexter chief an opicinus statant argent.

Connor Eldridge. Name.

Eric of Nord Broc. Name.

Fiona O'Mull. Name only for House Calon Draig (see RETURNS for badge).

Submitted as Ddraig, Draig does not mutate in this instance.

Several commenters noted that they could only find Beaumaris, but the submitter's photocopied documentation clearly has Baumaris.

Padruig Dubhchlogad. Device. Or, a candle gules between two flaunches embattled sable.

Rooks Haven, Canton of. Name.

Síonyn de Lyons. Name and device. Per bend azure and vert a bend embattled counter embattled argent between a lion's head erased and a water bouget Or.

Victoria of Durham. Name.

MIDDLE

Adrian Flechyr. Name.

Alexander of Hawkwood. Name.

Brenda Aldritt of Liverpool. Name.

Bryne ap Llewellyn. Name.

Calum MacDhaibhidh. Name.

David mac Dougal mac Rori. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Dmitrii Volkovich. Badge. An ermine rampant Or surmounted by and grasping an oar inverted bendwise ermine.

[An Or ermine holding an ermine oar? Ouch!]

Gareth of Tirnewydd. Name.

Hinach ben Josef. Name.

Jervisa Wainwright. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Jean Mathieu d'Évreux. Device. Gyronny sable and ermine, on a plate a frog rampant vert.

Jean Pierre Quintin d'Armagnac. Name.

John Inchingham. Name and device. Argent, a jester's bauble with a head at each end sable faced Or between flaunches lozengy Or and sable.

Katharina von der Waldwiese. Name.

Kenneth the Smith. Name.

Maire ingen Dauith. Name.

Marcella Alleyne. Name and device. Per bend sinister azure and sable, a fleur-de-lys and a chief dovetailed argent.

Margaret Seton. Name and device. Per pale argent and purpure, two lutes within a bordure semy of thistles all counterchanged.

Maxim Davidovich Krasny. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Maximilian von Fallingbostel. Name and device. Per pall Or, sable, and argent, a dragon's jambe inverted couped sable and two doves displayed respectant counterchanged.

Middle Kingdom. Name for Award of the Dragon's Flight.

The vast majority of the commentary supported the appeal. Lord Laurel still has serious doubts as to the propriety of registering a name this close to a well known book title, whether or not that title is actually copyrighted, but the weight of the commentary from the rest of the College overrides his feelings in this matter.

While Lord Laurel still believes that fangs, broken or otherwise, are not particularly identifiable, the weight of the commentary favored registration of this appeal.

Pádraig Mac Madigan. Name.

Patrick Connor O'Donnell McPhelan. Device. Vert, a chevron inverted between a Celtic cross and two wolves salient addorsed argent.

Roland Silvervale. Name and device. Per bend sinister sable and vert, a bend sinister and in dexter chief a decrescent argent.

Saint Joan, College of. Badge. [Fieldless] A tower per pale erminois and gules.

Starleaf Gate, Shire of. Name and device. Argent, a portcullis within a laurel wreath and on a chief embattled grady azure three maple leaves argent.

While the name quite possibly would not pass under the current rules, the situation described by Lord Dragon in the LoI makes it an overwhelmingly strong candidate for consideration under the hardship clause.

OUTLANDS

Caerthe, Barony of. Badge for Order of the Sable Lion of Caerthe. [Fieldless] Two swords crossed in saltire gules surmounted by a lion's head erased sable.

Christopher McPherson. Device. Sable, on a bend sinister engrailed ermine between two lion's heads cabossed Or, a cat passant contourny azure.

Dirik Reverson. Name and device. Erminois, on a bend between a boar's head erased contourny and a boar's head erased gules, three boar spears palewise Or.

Dominica Leontyne du Lac. Alternate persona name for Yasmin the Mysterious.

Dragonsspine, Barony of. Badge. [Fieldless] A dragon's head cabossed purpure.

This appears to be an example of modern fantasy-style art. It would be ever so much better if they would use a more period style depiction of the dragon's head.

Fiacha Suileach. Name and device. Per pale purpure and azure, a winged sword inverted, wings displayed, and on a chief argent three equal-armed Celtic crosses vert.

Finn Einarsson. Device. Vert, two pegasi segreant addorsed and in chief a hunting horn argent.

Galen of Northumbria. Device. Gules, three garbs and on a gore argent a garden rose slipped and leaved sable.

Gleann Medónach, Shire of. Name.

Submitted as Glenn Medon, we have modified the name to correct the grammar.

Marcus Magnus the Ox. Name and device. Per chevron inverted gules and sable, a mullet of eight points argent and an ox's head erased Or.

Outlands, Kingdom of the. Title for Barbican Pursuivant.

Submitted as a title for the Herald of the Barony of Unser Hafen, heraldic titles are registered to the kingdom.

Thomas Tremayne. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Tòmas Teàrlach Fraser. Name and device. Barry wavy argent and azure, a pair of compasses Or supported by a lion rampant gules.

Valentine Michael de La Fère. Name only (see RETURNS for badge).

TRIMARIS

Alysoun Jeuneterre. Device. Vert, a cup between three mullets within an orle wavy argent.

Anastasiya Ostromirovna Zadorova. Name.

Submitted as Anastasyia on the LoI, we have modified the name to match the submitter's forms.

Cailean mac Duibhdhíormaigh uí Dubhlaoich. Name.

Submitted as Cailean Duibhdhiormach O'Dubhlaoich, we have modified the name to correct the grammar.

Elina of Beckenham. Name only (see RETURNS for device).

Erik the Runt. Name.

While the sense of "runt" probably intended by the client is clearly post-Period, the meaning dated to 1614 of "an ignorant, uncouth, or uncultivated person" falls within our "grey area".

Gimel of Glymmerholde. Name only (see PENDING for device).

Janos der Kleine. Name.

Submitted as Janos der Kleiner, we have modified the name to correct the grammar.

Kato Tametomo. Name.

Loarn MacFergus. Name.

Músa-Alrekr Björnsson. Name.

Submitted as Alrekr Musa Bjarnarson, we have modified the name to correct the grammar.

Raphael Caradoc. Name and device. Gyronny sable and Or, on an escutcheon gules a cat couchant Or.

Submitted as Raphael Caradek, we have modified the name to use the documented form of the byname.

Please inform the submitter that the per chevron line should come down much lower on the sides of the shield.

Clear of Heirich Armbruster (SCA), Gyronny of eight, Or, gules, Or, and azure, a crossbow proper, with CVDs for the field and the highly significant arrows.

Submitted under the name Rorik Strongfire, the name was returned previously.

It is Lord Laurel's considered opinion that an ermine spot should be considered a single charge, and so this does not fall under the ban on fieldless charges consisting of disconnected charges.

Though there was some question regarding the construction of Tanarian, several commenters noted that "Arian" is found (as a protheme) in Welsh, and that this construction did not seem unreasonable.

AN TIR

Adiantium, Barony of. Badge for Award of Fern and Quill. Argent, in saltire a feather azure and a fern frond vert.

Conflict with Moses von dem Falken (SCA), Argent, a feather azure. There is one CVD for the addition of the frond.

Conflict with Mandeville (Papworth, p. 172), Vert, three wolves passant in pale Or. There is one CVD for the posture of the canines.

Conflict with Stone (Papworth, p. 621) Sable, a cross raguly Or. There is a CVD for the tincture of the cross, but nothing for the difference between raguly and dovetailed.

Conflict with Amborrow (Papworth, p. 432), Argent, a chevron between three bears heads erased sable, muzzled Or. There is one CVD for the addition of the second chevron. There is also the problem that we have no evidence that multi-colored diminutives of ordinaries were ever used in Period.

Conflict with Rumlingen (Woodward, p. 138), Gules, a chevron reversed argent. There is only one CVD for the addition of the secondaries. Additionally you should inform the submitter that chevrons, even inverted, always issue from the sides of the shield, not from the corners of the chief.

The commentary was very nearly unanimous that there is not a CVD between a bison's head and a bull's head; therefore, this does indeed conflict with Dunston (Papworth, p. 911), Gules, a bull's head cabossed argent. There is only one CVD for the field. (A couple of commenters questioned whether bison were known to Europeans in Period: at the Caidan Heraldic Symposium in 1989, the side trip to the Huntington Library answered this question to Lord Laurel's satisfaction. There was there a Spanish book printed in 1560 which had a very large drawing of what was quite clearly an American bison.)

Conflict with Donne (Papworth, p. 98), Azure, a wolf salient Or. There is only one CVD for the addition of the secondary charges. Additionally, submissions with annulets or orles of alternating charges have been returned in the past as not being Period style.

The genitive form of Thorir is Thoris, so the patronymic should properly be Thorisdottir. Since the submitter allowed no changes whatsoever, we have to return this.

The drawing style of the "ravens" makes them unidentifiable as such. No blazon that we could of would reproduce the emblazon. If the client would consider resubmitting using standard heraldic ravens...

As the emblazon makes this effectively "vert, an astrolabe vert, chased Or", this really is color on color. Considered as "vert, an astrolabe Or", it conflicts with Astroll (Papworth, p.10), Azure, an astrolabe Or, with one CVD for the field.

Although the LOI and the submitters form specified the field as azure, and some of the charges as being Or, Lord Laurel received an emblazon sheet which was all black and white (with the exception of the blue ball point pen used to fill it in. The device also has the problem of being effectively slot machine heraldry, in that it uses three types of charges in a standard heraldic arrangement (in pale). On a resubmission, the submitter may need to keep in mind MacGilleoun (Papworth, p. 364), Azure, a castle triple towered argent, for conflict.

Under a precedent set by Master William von Schlüssel in the LOAR of March;22, 1988, charges may not be gyronny of more than eight.

Conflict with The Norfolk and Cambridge District, I Quarter (Military Ordinary #1368), Argent, a castle triple towered sable, and with Campbell of Hallyards (Lyon I, #586), Argent, a castle triple-towered sable, with one CVD in each case for adding the frog.

Conflict with Elizabeth Siovhan of Wilshire (SCA), Quarterly sable and vert, on a mullet of eight points Or a natural panther sejant sable. There is one CVD for fieldlessness but it lacks a second for changing the type only of the tertiary.

Conflict with Gravesend (Papworth, p. 305) Vert, a falcon rising holding in the dexter claw a pastoral staff Or. There is a CVD for the change to type of bird but X.2 does not apply here.

Conflict with Katharine of the Mountains; the addition of the adjective is insufficient to clear.

Wavy crested as a line of division has not been allowed for years. Conflict with Lothian (Papworth, p. 1100), Azure, a sun Or. There is one CVD for the addition of the beast. Additionally the large emblazon had the lion as brown instead of sable.

Conflict with Fröschl (Woodward, p. 279), Gules, a frog paleways proper. There is only one CVD for fieldlessness.

Conflict with Breton (Papworth, p. 614), Or, a cross-crosslet azure. There is one CVD for the addition of the secondaries.

Conflict with Austria (Woodward, p. 454), Gules a fess argent. There is one CVD for the addition of the secondaries. There is not a second for the enarching of the fess.

The lack of a date in the citation in Gruffudd and the fact that Tirion is documented as a placename in Period in Celtic Remains, combined with the lack of any evidence of Tir- as an element in compound names forces us to request Period documentation of Tirion as a given before we can register it. The device conflicts with Rietheim (Siebmacher, plate 30), Argent, a mule rampant Or. There is only one CVD for the field.

The evidence in Geirr Bassi is not very strong for Tjor- as a protheme. However, the most serious problem with the name is that the submitter only documents Kannë from a map of modern Belgium/Luxembourg. Without evidence that (1) it existed in period, and (2) that using an unmodified placename is a standard naming practice for any of the languages involved, this must be returned. The device is not per chevron inverted, it is not a pile (not even a Tudor pile), nor is it a chief triangular. The complex line of division of the "per chevron" counterchanged over the griffin reduces the identifiability of both. The alteration of the forelimbs of the monster further reduces identifiability. Armory has been returned in the past for having a charge overlying a chief and also for counterchanging an animate charge over a complex ordinary. Visually we have both here.

Conflict with Brockley (Papworth, p. 557), Checky Or and vert, a chief argent. There is one CVD for the addition of the tertiary.

Conflict with Godard (Papworth, p. 318), Gules on an eagle displayed Or, an annulet for difference sable. There is a CVD for the field but we lack the second for change to type only of the tertiary.

Though the LoI stated that the name was submitted with the March LoI from An Tir, we couldn't find it. Secondly, the charge in base on the device does not match any heraldic anvil of which we are aware.

Cairenn of CúáRuadh Keep. Name.

Cairenn as spelled here appears to be a unique name, that of the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages. CuáRuadh Keep does not appear to follow the pattern of using an anglicized Irish name in an English style place name (such would much more likely be something akin to Conroe Keep).

Conflict with Quinn (Papworth, p. 985), Vert, a pegasus volant and a chief Or, there is one CVD for he addition of the tertiaries. There was some discussion as to whether or not we should continue the long standing ban against unicorn horse hybrids. While the conflict sighted above makes this issue moot, Lord Laurel is interested in everyone's opinion. Should we allow unicornate pegasi in SCA heraldry?

Arnkatla Solveigardottir. Device. Vert, a sea-ewe naiant argent.

Conflict with Lambert (Papworth, p. 97) Vert, a lamb argent. There is a CVD for changing the lamb to a sea-lamb but the consensus among the commenters was that X.2 does not apply here.

Conflict with Arches (Papworth, p. 351), Gules, three arches conjoined in fess argent, caps and bases Or. There are no CVDs between these two pieces of armory.

As several commenters noted, Laurel precedent will not allow us to register the Kingdom arms with a label to the heirs of the Crown. See LoAR of 31 October 1984, p. 16, for a fuller discussion of this issue. There is, however, no bar to the heirs of the Crown bearing this device with the permission of the Crown.

Conflict with the Barony of Rivenstar (SCA), Azure, a rivenstar argent. There is one CVD for the addition of the bordure, but as was determined more than a year ago, there is no difference between a compass star and a rivenstar.

Conflict with Burosse (Woodward, p. 131), Or, a crown of thorns sable. There is only one CVD for the addition of the secondaries.

Conflict with Acton (Papworth, p. 372), Argent, a chevron gules. There
is only one CVD for the addition of the ferret.
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Kolatch, as has been said by so many so often for so long and, apparently, so fruitlessly, is not, repeat NOT, an acceptable source for names. No one was able to find documentation for Dalah in any other, more reputable source.

Conflict with Colin Korino (SCA), Gyronny of three arrondy azure gules and sable, three bezants one in chief, one in base and one in dexter base. There is only one CVD for the changes to the field. Changing the tincture of the topmost of three charges one and two is insufficient for the second.

Conflict with Goudelin (Woodward, p. 123), Azure, a sword argent, hilted Or, with the point in base. There is one CVD for the addition of the secondaries.

Conflict with Gabb (Papworth, p. 1107) Azure, two swords in saltire points upwards argent hilts Or. There is one CVD for the addition of the overall, unfortunately color on color, charge. As the overall charge breaks tincture, even had there not been a conflict, we would have been forced to return this.

Dun Carraig, Shire of. Badge. Argent, a single-arch bridge and in base a sea-dog rampant gules.

Conflict with Castellane (Rietstap), Argent, a castle of two towers gules, and with Daman (Papworth, p. 364), Argent, a tower flanked by a wall and two turrets gules. In each case there is one CVD for the addition of the sea-dog, but nothing for the minor differences between bridges and castles.

Conflict with Caines (Papworth, p. 204), Azure, a bend wavy between two cotises argent. There is only one CVD for the addition of the tertiaries. It should be noted that cotises follow the line of the ordinary they flank by default. When they do not (for example, a fess wavy cotised plain), it must be specifically blazoned.

Conflict with St. Lis, Or, on a chief azure, two saltires argent. There is a CVD for the field, but nothing for the change of number only of the tertiary charge(s).

Andrew Wyrmholde. Device. Per chevron Or and argent, in pale a dragon passant azure, breathing flame proper, and a gauntlet aversant sable, all within a bordure vert.

With three types of charge and six tinctures this exceeds the rule of thumb for complexity of XIII.1.a in the Rules for Submissions. This would be ever so much better if the gauntlet and bordure were azure.

We did not receive the form for this name submission in the Laurel packet. (Lords Gold Falcon and Saker, I apologize for not having contacted you about this. I missed the flag from my Administrative Assistant. Not catching it and informing you is my fault, and I am sorry.) The meaning for Mordacious in the OED is dated to 1650 which is at the outer limits of our "grey area". Could you interest the submitter in the documentably Period term "Mordant"?

Similar designs involving a mullet, not overall, but covering a chevron and the lower portion of the field only as this one does have been returned by previous Laurels. This arrangement is not Period style. Additionally, counterchanging complex charges over an ordinary has been cause for return at times in the past. Were the mullet truly overall, that would very likely be the case here.

Conflict with Brann Morgan Dunmore of Galloway (SCA), [Fieldless] A cockatrice erect to sinister Or, drawing a sword from a scabbard proper. There is a CVD for fieldlessness, but the differences between a cockatrice and a sea-cockatrice are nearly non-existent, consisting primarily of the detailing of the tail.

Conflict with Lachlan MacIan MacIntosh of that Ilk, chief of the clan. When he resubmits a name, the submitter would be well advised to avoid the surname MacIntosh, as the arms of the MacIntosh family feature a lion rampant and a ship with sails furled, and the combination of his now-registered armory with the surname MacIntosh may be considered too allusive to be registrable.

Several commenters questioned whether there was any documentation for cotising multiple ordinaries. Without such documentation we are hesitant to introduce yet another post-Period practice into SCA Heraldry.

Conflicts with Neale (Papworth, p. 91), Per pale sable and gules a lion statant argent; Sir Guy Astley (Papworth, p. 7), Azure, a lion passant guardant argent; Delamare (Papworth, p. 76), Gules, a lion passant guardant argent, and Norfolk and Cambridge District (Military Ordinary #181), Sable, a lion passant guardant in adumbration, argent. In each case there is a CVD for the field but nothing for the minor changes in posture and minor change in type of the kitty.

As noted by a number of commenters, the byname appears highly unlikely. No documentation was presented to show that it was constructed on a Period pattern per RfS II.2.
The device has several problems. The first is the profound appearance of dimidiated arms, which the addition of the charged chief does not serve to diminish. The device is also right at the very edge of our complexity limits having four types of charge in four tinctures. Given the unusual arrangement and unbalanced design this is simply too much.

Alternate title: Manciple.

This is not an appropriate alternate title for the arts and sciences office, having a meaning much more cognate to that of "quartermaster".

Asa Guthröthsdottir. Device. Argent, a bend sinister azure between a maiden statant to sinister, proper crined Or vested vert holding a sword and a loom sable.

There are two problems with this device. The first is complexity. We have four charges and six tinctures which exceeds the rule of thumb of VIII.1.a. The second problem is the identifiability of the charge in base. It is not a recognizable loom. If it is meant to be an inkle loom, we need documentation for its existence in Period in this form.

Conflict with Corti (Ordinary to Woodwards, p. 88), Or, a heart gules. There is one CVD only for the addition of the wings.

Conflict with Anthony the Sinister (SCA), [Fieldless] On a mullet of ten points argent a pheon sable. There is not a CVD between the two mullets, nor does X.4.j.ii apply, so neither is there a CVD for change to type only of the tertiary, leaving us with one CVD only for fielded versus fieldless.

The only documentation for the name supplied by the submitter states that the words dreamer and keep are "common English". We need some evidence that this name is formed in a Period manner or follows the rules of name formation in Period for a placename per RfS II.2.

Conflict with Great Britain's Falcon King of Arms. Addition of the adjective is not sufficient to clear the conflict.

First of all, as noted by many of the commenters, the primary charge is drawn in an overly modern, non-heraldic style. This alone would quite possibly be sufficient grounds for return. However, it also conflicts with Wirgman (Papworth, p. 953), Azure, a female figure representing justice habited in white holding in the dexter hand a pair of scales and in the sinister a scepter both Or. There is a CVD for the changes to the field but nothing for the minor changes to the primary charge.

David mac Dougal mac Rori. Device. Per fess vert and argent, a melusine counterchanged.

Conflict with Tholosani (Woodward, p. 303), Azure, a siren with two tails and upraised hands proper and da Schio (Woodward, p. 302), Or, a siren proper holding her two tails vert, crowned with an antique crown Or. In each case there is a CVD for the field, but nothing for the difference between Caucasian proper and argent, or the slight change in position of the tails.

Conflict with Jacinth Aldith the Warwick (SCA), Argent, a yale rampant sable, armed and attired Or, within a bordure compony erminois and vert. There is a CVD for the bordure but antelopes and yales are almost identical. (See for example Dennys' Heraldic Imagination, pages 148 and 165).

Conflict with US 60th Artillery Regiment (Military Ordinary #1090), Per fess embattled sable and gules in sinister chief a star Or. There is one CVD for the field.

Dominica Leontyne du Lac. Device. Gyronny ermine and azure, a rose sable, barbed and seeded proper.

Conflict with Wildenfels (Woodward, p. 324, 325), Or, a rose sable. There is only one CVD for the change to the field.

Conflict with Mudersbach (Woodward), Gyronny indented gules and argent; Acton (Papworth, p. 899), Gyronny of eight argent and gules; Rochausen (Woodward, p. 86), Mal-gironné de six piéces gironnantes de gueules et d'argent; and Berlingham (Papworth, p. 53), Barry of six gules and argent. There is at best a maximum of one CVD from each of these devices for the lines of division of the field.

The name does not appear to be formed in a period manner and makes no particular sense, appearing to be simply a collocation of words. The lantern with its transparent "glass" is not done in a period manner. As was noted in the commentary, the College has a long history of disallowing transparent objects.

Conflict with Renner (Woodward, p. 237), Or, a horse rampant gules; also with Ferrari (yes, that Ferrari), Or, a horse salient within a bordure gules. In each case there is one CVD for the bordure. Additionally, the horse as drawn is forceny, a position not allowed for some years in SCA armory.

Conflict with Spedding (Papworth, p. 1005), Azure, a pale Or between two daggers argent hilted and pommeled of the second; and with Uwaine les Avoutres (Fabulous Heraldry, no. 760), Azure, a pale Or. There is but a single CVD for the change to type of secondaries or their addition, respectively.

There are two problems with the badge. First, it conflicts with Frederick of the West Tower (SCA), Argent, a tower sable on its base a cross patonce voided argent. There is one CVD for fieldlessness but not a second for the change to type only of the tertiary. Second, there is a problem with the identifiability and reproducability of the "annulet of four stafford knots". Similar designs have been returned since at least January 1988.

There are two problems with this badge. First of all, it is a single group of three dissimilar charges, which violates RFS VIII.1.a. Secondly, the minor axes of the compass star blend into the underlying charges making identifiability seriously problematical.

There is a problem with the locative of the household name. The best evidence that we can find would seem to indicate that it should be spelled Anglestowe or perhaps Englestowe. As the submitter did not allow corrections to the spelling, we are having to return this. Though blazoned on the LOI as argent, the mullets were actually gyronny of sixteen argent and Or. Gyronny of sixteen would not be allowed with a metal and a color; in two metals it is even less acceptable. Please inform the submitter that if he resubmits them as argent that this will be a conflict with the Archbishop and See of Sydney, Azure, four mullets of eight points in cross argent.

Dirk d'Arsenal. Name (See PENDING for device).

The correct form of the byname appears to be "de L'Arsenal". As the submitter did not allow corrections to the spelling or grammar we have to return it.

The LoI appeared to say that the client had documented "de le Vert" as an Old French form. However, the handwritten documentation, though showing the use of "de le" and "de la" with several other nouns, presented no documentation that the form "de le Vert" is indeed correct grammar. While the LoI stated that the client would consent to "du Vert", the forms were not marked so as to allow any changes. Hence, we are having to return the name.

Withdrawn by submitter.

This badge has several problems. First of all, fieldless badges may not use a throughout charge, which is what the spiderweb is. Second, spiderwebs really do not have holes in the center. Third, the gouttes in the center make this a fieldless badge containing four disconnected charges. Fieldless badges containing disconnected charges are no longer allowed.

Conflict with Gavin MacFearhius of Athallwood (SCA), Vert, a hurst of two trees, in base a mullet, all within a bordure argent. There is one CVD for hurst versus stag and nothing for a five-pointed mullet versus a seven pointed mullet. X.2 does not apply in this case. The submitter might consider, Vert, a stag trippant argent and a bordure argent mullety of seven points vert.

The large number of suggested reblazons for the primary on this device (including a "fret vermined") is indicative of its non-Period style. We have seen no evidence at all for a fret terminating in a beast of any kind. On any resubmission the client should be aware of the Barony of Altavia, Argent, a fret sable and on a chief vert, a laurel wreath argent, for conflicts.

As blazoned, this is Campbell with an inescutcheon of Eilworth, and is arms of pretense, which are not allowable. Blazoned to more closely match the emblazon as Gules, a cat couchant Or, a bordure gyronny sable and Or, it conflicts with Eilworth (Papworth, p.78), Gules, a lion couchant Or, with one CVD for the addition of the bordure. It also conflicts with Leah Kasmira of Natterhelm (SCA), Gules, a catamount couchant guardant Or, within a bordure vair ancient. There is a CVD for the tincture of the bordure, but X.4.h specifies no difference for head position.

Conflict with Basset (Papworth, p. 39), Or, three bars wavy gules. There is one CVD for the addition of the thistle. (If blazoned as Barry wavy of seven, Or and gules, a thistle vert, it will conflict with Webster (Papworth, p. 859), Argent, a thistle vert flowered gules, with one CVD for the change to the field.

The grammar of the name is incorrect. The "Shire of on the Sea", which is what this means, does not make sense. Were the submitters willing to drop the "of", we could have registered this. However, the forms were quite clear that the submitters would allow no changes whatsoever. Therefore, we have to return this. As for the device: although this technically just meets the rule of thumb for tinctures and types of charge, the commenters were unanimous in feeling that this is simply too complex to register. If the submitters would consider dropping the crescent, this would be ever so much better.

While badges (and devices too) may have letters on them, they may still not consist of a single letter or abstract symbol. Hence, this has to be returned. Additionally, the counterchanging of the ermine spots over the edges of the charge significantly reduces its identifiability.

While the submitter requested corrections to the grammar of the household name (which would appear to be Ty De Gymru Mwyaf Newydd) the problem is that "Newest South Wales" presupposes a "New South Wales", which is a provably post-period place.

There are two problems with this name. First, it was submitted last time as the name of a dog. It was noted in the return then that we do not register names and armory for non-humans. Second, Medeni was submitted last time as the submitter's mundane given name; as the forms note, this submitter's legal given name is Lisa. Medeni was not documented and thus cannot be registered.

The name is in conflict with the already registered Widow's Abbey, with the only real change being the addition of the adjective. However, a more serious problem is that registration would imply the acceptance by the Society of an order, membership in which is based on gender. If we are not willing to accept an order all of whose members could only be male, we should not give our "stamp of approval" to one whose members can only be female.

Conflict with the Tressure Pursuivant registered to the Kingdom of Ansteorra.

Conflict with the Royal Order of the Sword (Sweden) and with the Knights of the Sword as listed in the old Armorial and Ordinary. Addition of the adjective Trimarian is insufficient.

AN TIR

Stefan von Lübbeke. Name and device. Per fess embattled azure and argent masoned sable, in dexter chief on a mullet of eight points Or an eagle's head erased and sinister facing gules.

The blazon in the LoI was very confusing. Some commenters thought that the wall was azure masoned argent. This is pended so that it can be properly checked for conflict.

Dirk d'Arsenal. Device. Pean, a wolf rampant maintaining an open book argent, bound gules, and a dagger inverted proper, within a bordure Or.

The LoI dropped the tincture of the wolf, the book, and the dagger. This is being pended so that it can be properly researched.

The LoI dropped a tincture. The daggers are actually proper, not azure (which would be color on color).

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